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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE; JANUARY 4, 1920.
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NINE MEN AND
WOMAN OMAHA
dUOTAJN RAID
Ten Aliens Held for Hearing
Preliminary , to Deportation
. Said to Be Members
Of Communist Party.
J Omaha's quota Friday night in a
jnation-wide federal raid on radicals
was eight alleged members of the
.. communist party of America and
two alleged members of the com-
, ?nurust labor party of America, 10
; suspects being held under federal
warrants, bv Sheriff Clark.
T. H. Daly, chief of the local
United. States Department of Jus
tice, stated -that the persons ar-
rested here are all aliens anT that
' they were arrested on the authority
ot warrants issued by tne uvpart
ment of Labor.
! All Austrian Subjects.
The following aliens, all subjects
of Austria and alleged members of
the communist party of America,
were arrested:
Mike Vitelich, secretary, 2803 T
street; Mike Dasoyh, 2801 T street;
: Sam and Mary Mrmos, 2624 Y
street; Tom Lrrzh, 2624 Y street
. Frank Ivan, 2814. T street; Tom So
lar, 2815 T street; Anton Blaha, 3612
Y street. , ,
David Lichterman of Avenue K,
East Omaha, and Frank Billot, 3305
Poppleton avenue, are Russian
aliens and alleged members of the
communist labor party of America.
To Be Given Hearings.
The 10 persons arrested here will
. ht given nearings before orders of
deportation are issued. Local fed
eral officers believe they have suf
ficient evidence to obtain deporta
tion orders for all who were caught
, in the raid here,
Among the papers and records
taken in the local raid was a char-
:ter for the local branch of the com
munist labor party, signed by L. E.
.' Ketterfield, chairman, and A. Wa
genknecht, secretary. The general
headquarters aS t Cleveland, U.
i he secretary of the local branch
is organization was not ar-
becaus'e he is an American
citizen.
Federal officials yesterday stated
that an examination of the literature
confiscated here Friday night shows
' that the organizations in question
advocate the destruction of the pres
ent form of government by force
and also urge the arming of the pro
letariat. Make Steamers Ready
To Transport Radicals
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New York communist party, taken
in the raids. He was released on
his own recognizance by order of
Chief Flynn and given until Tues
day to proove his citizenship.
t-Peclaring that the communist has
no connection with the union of
Russian workers, the socialists or
anarchists, Wininsky asserted "the
communist party and the. commun
ist movement will continue with in
creased efforts despite the nation
wide raids." He added that it was
- a legal party and we will take the
case to the supreme court if neces
sary' to determine its legality."
Special boards of inquiry were or
ganized at Ellis Island to handle ex
peditiously the crowds of alien rad
icals shipped there from New York
and New Jersey points. By night
i'. fall more than500 "reds" had been
corraled on the island, making a
total, including old anarchistic cases,
of 422 held for deportation proceed
. ings. Among those sent there-dur-ir.g
the day were six children and
two women.
Hold Many for Deportation.
Chicago. Jan. 3. Department of
Justice officials anuounced that 224
radicals were held for deportation
proceedings as a result of raids in
Chicago and vicinity. Hardly a
score of persons arrested had been
released.
The 224 were referred to as "per
fect cases" and the officials said their
information wai that although many
more . arrests were made in New
York, the number of "perfect cases"
there totaled 201. ,
i ' ; Hold for Investigation.
: Philadelphia, Jan. 3. Government
officials announced that 150 of the
alleged radicals rounded up in the
Philadelphia district were being held
for further investigation and the
evidence gathered was -sufficient to
warrant deportation in the majority
of cases.
" Ninety-one alleged agitators ar
rested in Trenton and other south
New Jersey points were sent to Ellis
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"Usurpation Public Office"
Charge Against Two Men
Charges of "usurpation of public
office" were filed against Frank
O'Neill, imyi Cass street, and Bart
Wil'iams, 522 South ' Nineteenth
street, alleged highjackers who were
recently bound over to district court,
in Central police court yesterday.
- W. H. Thomas,. 3016 Potter street,
filed the , complaint, charging that
O'Neill represented himself to him
as a state officer on September 22
and threatened to search his home
for liquor.
O'Neill's case was continued until
Thursday. Williams was discharged
"for lack of identification. Eugene
O'Sullivan is defending O'Neill.
r Papers Baise Prices .
New York, Jan. 3. Six New York
state daily newspapers nave an
nounced an increase' in selling prices
kfrom 2 cents per copy to 3, effect;ve
VMonuay: iney are tne rosi atani-
krd, morning, ana tne neraia mo
pi journal, evening, oi oyracusr;
he, Morning rost ana tne journal,
Tening, oi jamrsiuwiM tun uc
oy limes, increased costs ot it-
and materials were given as toe
Bon in each case. ,
Clemenceau in Smash.
alon; Jan. 3. Premier Clemer.
Iwho on visit to the Dc-
ent of Var, was in a smashup
omobiles, but escaped injury,
collision ' occurred between
and Toulon.; Four deputies
New Real Estate Firm-is . .
Formed by Omaha Men
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Burt C. Fowler and Charles B.
McDonald, formerly associated with
George & Co., have formed the real
estate firm of Fowler & McDonald,
and have opened offices in the City
National bank biulding. v
Both men are well known in
Omaha. Mr. McDonald was born
in Omaha, and Mr. Fowler has lived
here since boyhood.
Mr. Fowler was several years
with the Union Pacific railroad, first
in the accounting department, and
later in the land department He
was with George & Co. 16 years,
the last few years stockholder and
director.
Mr. McDonald was city comptrol
ler tor six years. He is a son of
the late John W. McDonald, former
sheriff of Douglas county, and is a
nephew of County Commissioner
Henry S. McDonald. Mr. howler s
home is "Hillcrest" in Florence
Heights, and Mr. McDonald lives at
118 South rifty-hrst avenue.
Abbott to Repudiate
Letter in Kirk Case
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to the board of pardons, in accord
ance with the understanding with
Mr. Abbott. It also has been shown
that the governor, to whom it was
addressed, never received it.
Mr. Abbott declared he has found
a copy of the original letter he dic
tated. He said he would offer this
in evidence, but would withhold its
contents until it was given the com
mission. "Suffice it to say for the present
that the letter Senator Bushee gave
the press was not the one I wrote,"
he said.
Will Kirk Appear?
Following the warm expressions
of interest used in speaking of Kirk
by both Senator Peterson and Mr.
Devoe, when testifying at the hear
ing last month, many persons -were
led to believe it would be possible
to have Kirk and his wife at the
hearing, and they are waiting with
interest to see whether or not the
man will be there, according to the
suggestion of Attorney General Da
vis just before the commission ad
journed for the holidays. The com
mission ordered the apprehension ot
both Kirk and his wife. .
However, so far as is known to
date, no trace has been found of
the man and woman. Despite the
fact that Omaha detectives are
working on the theory that some of
the Kirk gang staged the Hayden
Brothers store robbery, and have ex
hausted every possible effort to 4o
cate the fugitives, their whereabouts
remains a baffling' mystery. Both
city and private detectives who have
been working on the Hayden Broth
ers safe cracking job have been pro
ceeding on the theory that part of
the $63,000 which was obtained on
this occasion was used in getting
Kirk out of the country.
It is known that a quantity ot
money was raised in Omaha last
July and August to pay attorneys
for the work they did in securing
Kirk s release. It is said that a fund
of $1,000 was made up by the ban
dit's friends here and the movement
looking to his release immediately
was launched. It was the under
standing of those who donated to
the fund that the reason there was
a lapse of three months before the
prisoner was released after the sign
ing of the furlough was because
there had been a hitch in the oro-
ceedings and it became necessary
to raise an additional $2,000.
Where Did Money Go?
It has not been definitely deter
mined what disposition was made ot
the money raised by Kirk's Omaha
tnends.
Members of the. notorious Kirk
gang, who have again come into the
limelight since the senational re
lease of their leader on a "scrap of
paper furlough," are Thomas Finn,
alias McKay, and John AppieDy,
alias Adams, who were implicated
with Kirk in the robbery of the Ma-
laschock jewelry store and the later
murder of Detective frank Kooney.
Detectives are working on the
theory that these two men, with
Mike frinn, a brother ot ihomas
Finn, were not only implicated in
the big Hayden robbery, but also
took part in the sensational holdup
of the Farmers & Merchants, bank
at Benson last Wednesday when
$105,000 was stolen. Charges of
robbery have been filed against the
two finns.
Student Missionary .
Convention Closes
Sessions Tonight
Des Moines, Jan. 3. Word pic
tures of conditions in all parts of 1
the world -wer given the delegates
to the student volunteer movement
for foreign missions convention
here Saturday.
Paul Kanamori, one of the orig
inal members Of the Kumam'oto
missionary band in Japan, predicted
thai! Japan will be Christianized in
20 or 30 years. Dr. .W. Douglas
Mackenzie oi Haruord, Conn, made
a olea for young persons to go in
non-Christian countries, teaching
their faith. !
How various American commer
cial concerns had worked in Mexico
was discussed by R. T. Sein, a Mex
ican. '
Under the subject of ''America
On Trial," G. Sherwood Eddy of
Boston made a plea for the. adop
tion of the league of nations cove
nant.
The afternoon was occupied en
tirely by denominational metings.
Tonight Dr. J. H. Franklin. Boston,
J. H. Oldham of London, England,
and Kev. . u zwimmer ot ngypt
spoke on "The Attraction of Hard
Things."
The convention will close tomor
row night. The program for Sun
day provides for the devotional
service in the morning, separate
meetings for men and women dele
gates in the afternoon, at which
they will be told the opportunities
of making a life worth while in for
eign mission fields and a meeting in
the evening for which the speakers
have not been announced.
Employes of the Ford Motor com
pany are to have the benefit of a
system of co-operative stores, which
will be financed by the company.
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Your Player Piano or Talking Machina Is Just at New as th
NEWEST RECORDS
Customers tell us we have the cleanest and best stock of the
LATEST HITS
in the city of Omaha.
GET THESE
For Your Player
(Add 3c for postage)
"Some Other Girl,' from just a minuet ..$1.25
"Dardanella," Fox trot , '. $1.25
"Wait Till the Cows Come Home," from the Jack 0' Lantern. .$1
,-,Tee-Oodle"-Um-Bum-Bo, from La La Lucille $1.25
"Waiting," from Listen Lester . x. $1.25
"That Wonderful Kid from Madrid" ..4 $1.00
"Why Don't You Drive My Blues Away" ....$1.00
GET THESE FOR .
Your Phonograph
(Add 3c each for pottage)
"Carolina Sunshine : IfiCn
"Peter Gink . . . , Six Brown Bros. J
"Nobody Xnows" ...
"In Your Arms" . . . .
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"Weeping Willow Lane" ."1 Q C in
"Little by Little You're Breaking My Heart......... fODC
"Some Beautiful Morning"
"Saxophone Blues" .1... ,OOC
"Summer Days" .1QC-
"Golden Rod" ...OOC
"Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives to Me". ........... , b C
"Ringtail Blues" , .OO C
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"Kara van Fox Trot" 4 i . . . . .
"Enid Waltz" ,.
Also ask to see the special bargains in our used instrument
dept. We have some Pianos at $150, $265, $275, etc.
EASY PAYMENTS IF YOU LIKE
(OAKFOKD
1807 Farnairi St
Omaha and
Norfolk, Neb.
TAX BLANKS FOR
RETURNS WILL BE
READY ON JAN. 15
Announcement Made by Fed
eral Of ficials Reports Must
Be. Made by March
' Twentieth.
Blanks on which to make income
tax returns will not be available un
til January J5. according to an an
nouncement made yesterday by fed
eral officials at room 202, Federal
building. .
Returns of 1919 incomes must be
filed at the office of the. collector of
internal revenue not . later thari
March 20. -
Small Salaries Exempt.
The federal law requires that a
single person whose net income last
year was $1,000 or more must make
a return, and a married person
whose net income was $2,000 or
more must also file a return. Ex
emptions are allowed for depend
ents. -
In the cases of individuals the
rate which will apply for 1919 nor
mal tax nas been reduced JJ i-J
per cent The surtax rate- is the
same as applied for J918. The war
profits tax. .which has been assessed
against corporations, has been elim
inated and the excess profits tax
has been reduced from 30 and 65 to
20 and 40 per cent. Corporations
are allowed $2,000 credit against
their net income as an exemption.
To Tax 115,000 Nebraskans,
An example of the reduction- of
the income tax to be assessed for
1919 is illustrated in the case of
$5,000 net. income,' which will re
quire paynTent of $120 for 1919, as
against $180 for 1918,
The Omaha office of the collector
pf internal revenue has charge of
the state of Nebraska, in which
there are more than 115,000 persons,
corporations and partnerships sub
ject to income tax.
There are so many technical fea-i
lure vt una tAJV til lis itvaiiuu
to corporations and partnerships
ness of advising income tax payers
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in uic preparation i men siucu
ules. - '
Bullard, Hoagland, Benedict
Lumber Yard Sold to Ledwich
D. H. Ledwich, pioneer lumber
dealer in Omaha and for many years
associated with the Guiou & Led
wich Lumber Co., has purchased the
lumber yard of Bullard, Hoagland
& Benedict. Twentieth and Izard
streets. Mr. Ledwich has been in
the lumber business since 1887.
Western Union Employes
Plan Big Annual Festival
Preparations for. the largest an
nual gathering of members of local
No. 139, Western Union Employes'
association, to be held next Tues
day night, are being made. The
event will be staged in Seymour
hall, Fifteenth street and Capitol
avenue. Entertainment and "gab
fests" will feature the occasion.
Orpheum Star, Wife
Of Omahan, Appears
On This Week s
Omaha friends will be glad to re
new acquaintance this week with
Miss Venita Gould, who is on the
bill at the Orpheum and who visited
in Omaha last summer as the bride
of Mr.. Clarence Reum, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Martin Reum at Pappio
View, their beautiful home on the
West Dodge road. Many entertain
ments are planned for Miss Gould
by her Omaha friends.
Miss' Gould created nothine
less than a furore when she ap
peared in an inconspicuous spot at
the Palace theater. New York, re
cently, and at .once was acclaimed
by patrons and press, an artist and
a performer above the ordinary, a
real headline act hiding itself in the
general makeup of a vaudeville pro
gram. Miss Gould does not limit herself
to impersonattions of persons easily
imitated, but her range of im
pressions of well-known players)
runs from the comic to the tragedy
from song to dance, and includes
artists of both sexes. Among thos
of whom Miss Gould gives her inn
pressions of, can be named Leonora
Ulric, Mary Nash, George M. Co
han, Grace La Rue, Julian Eltinge,
Jack Norworth, Mme. . Alia Nazi
mova, Eva Tanguay, Al Jolsoru
Mme. Petrova, Harry Lauder ana
Bert Williams. Miss Gould will be
one of the stellar attractions at the
Orpheum next week,, and will pre
sent the same act with which she
scored such a triumph in the east.
Hard-up Pastor Refuses A
To Give Up Striker's Job
Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Jan. 3. .The
Rev. Howard J. Kingdon, pastor of '
the Baptist church in Beacon, who
recently took a job in the Carrol hat
shop because he could not live on
the salary paid by his congregation,'
continues to work there, notwith
standing the regular workers in the
store, who are on strike, have pe-.,
titioned him to secure employment
elsewhere and refrain from working
against those who, like himself, are
victims of an inadequate salary." '
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Fine Bedding Reduced
Blankets of all wool or mixed wool with a long,
fleecy nap; come in lovely black and broken plaids
of many colors, or plain white or grey with gayly
colored bordprs. Rntri thro
bed sizes are to be had, with mohair and thread.
whiDDed edes. Some are sliorrit.lv smlprl fmm
CJ w xs vv a A Villi
handling:, hence these nriees: values tin t.n $22 sn
are offered in two groups, $12.50 and $16.50 a pair. , j
Large down comforters,
72x84 inches, covered
on both sides with mer:.
cerized sateen in dainty
colors, are priced $15.50
each.
Second Floor
Wool mixed blankets,
size 60x80, in plain grey
with colored borders are
an unusually heavy
quality for $7 a pair.
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These lovely new modes breathe tales of sunlit sky
and water of balmy winds, they reflect the spirit
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a urc. uuuinini III UICU auuuuu IV un WKJ Oil
inuterjals. Come and see them.
$15 to $37.50
Millinery Fourth Floor
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For Men These Sjmdals
Irish Linen Handker
chiefs, 35c 3 for $1
Only a limited number re
main ; when these are sold
no more pure linen ones
will be obtainable for less
than 50c" each ; so it would
be well to stock up for the
future at this saving.
Outing Flannel
Nightshirts $1.50
A limjted number.
The Men's Shop to
Shirts Are
Reduced
Eagle, Arrow and Earl &
Wilson shirts in desirable
colorings and all sizes.
$7 Shirts $5.85
$6 Shirts $5.15
$5 Shirt $4.15
$4 Shirts $33
$3 Shirt. $2.65
Fiber Hose 50c
Seven colors, all sizes.
the Left as you enter
Thompson - Belden Linens
At January Sale Prices
Fine linens are indeed a scarcity and it is only because
of our ideal European connections, that we are able to
offer these wonderfully satisfying displays. The January
! Sale prices are such as to warrant liberal purchases' to
fulfill future requirements as well as present needs.
We list some of the very attractive values:
Heavy Irish Linen
Table Cloths with
Napkins to match
$12.00 cloths for $9.75.
$13.75 cloths for $10.00.
$22.75 cloths for $17.50.
$25.00 eloths for $20.00.
$30.00 cloths for $25.00.
$12.00 napkins, $8.89 doz.
$12.75 napkins, $9.89 doz.
$13.75 napkins, $11.89 dz.
$17.50 napkins, $13.98 dz.
Linen Guest Towels
of fine quality
$1 plain hemstitched guest
towels, 75c.
$1.25 plain hemstitched,
$1.00.
$1.25 figured huck hem
stitched guest towels, $1;
Linen Huck Toweling
EXTRA SPECIAL
Plain and. figured linen
huck by the yard (25
inches wide), $1.75 qual
ity, $1.25 a yard.
Turkish Towels (bleached;
40c quality for 38c.
65c quality for 50c.
$1.35 quality for $1.
$1.75 quality for $1.25.
Wash Cloths
Knit and Turkish, 10c
quality for 8I3C.
Linen Crashes,
; Heavy qualities of
Scotch and Irish .
0c crash, 50c a yard.
' 65c crash, 59c a yard.
75c crash, 65c a yard.
Glass Toweling
, Linen Huck Towels
$1.75 quality for $1.25.
$2.25 quality for $2.
Hemmed Huck Towels
25c hemmed hucks, 19c.
30c hemmed hucks, 25c.
Huck Towels
(with linen weft)
40c quality for 29c.
65c quality for 50c.
Glass Toweling
Heavy, all linen, checked.
60c quality, 50c a yard.
65c quality, 59c" a yard.
A Sale of Sorosis
School Shoes for Girls
A large and varied assortment of good
school shoes has been greatly reduced for
Monday's selling.;
Tan calf skin shoes with low heels R7. CC
are priced for Monday only OD
Black calf shoes, all-calf or cloth (I O OC
, topped with military heels- P O O D
Taupe brown , shoes with military 0 OC
heels are priced for Monday PO.OO
Dark brown kid shoes with military 1 O QC
, , heels are priced for Monday- -f-Oj
; : A Sales Final
Reductions Have Been Made on Our
Extensive Showing of Tailleurs
A collection ranging from costume tailleurs embrok
dered and fur trimmed to the beautifully simple - t
.'. suits which depend on fine fabrics and artful tailor- ;
ing for the charm of their lines. .
$55.00 Suits Monday for $38.75
$57.50 to $69.50 $115 to $125 $180 to $200
Suits $48.50
$75.00 to $89.50
Suits $51.50.
$95.00 to $110
Suits $66.50 .
Suits $79.50
$129.50 to $150
Suits $98.50
$155 to $175
Suits $129.50
Suits $144.50
$210sto $250
Suits $179.50
$275 to $350
Suits $229.50
All Sales FinalA Charge for Alterations